View full sizePamela Darlene Terry Slaughter, 50, of Harvest, Alabama, has pleaded guilty to killing her husband, Steven Charles Slaughter, in the back of the head as he was writing her a check at their home.

ATHENS, Alabama — A 50-year-old woman accused of shooting her newlywed husband in 2009 pleaded guilty to murder in Athens.

Pamela Darlene Terry Slaughter of Harvest pleaded guilty on Wednesday before Limestone County Circuit Court Judge Bob Baker. The attorney general's office handled the case. A sentencing date has not been set.

Sheriff Mike Blakely says Slaughter shot her husband, Steven Charles Slaughter, in the back of the head as he was writing her a check at their home. Blakely says the two were separated, and Charles Slaughter came to the home to discuss a divorce.

Authorities say Pamela Slaughter called her sister after the shooting, asked her to notify authorities and waited on law enforcement to arrive.